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Seven Aspects of Teaching Concepts
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Woodson, M. I. Chas. E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1974
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Learning Processes, Retention (Psychology)
Acquiring Cognitive Structure by Discovery and Rule Learning
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Egan, Dennis E.; Greeno, James G. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1973
Several skills important to successful learning by discovery were found to be less essential to successful learning by rule. Results also supported the hypothesis that the outcome of discovery is the structural integration of previously known concepts, while the outcome of rule learning is the addition of new structure. (Authors)
Descriptors: Aptitude, Concept Teaching, Data Analysis, Discovery Learning
The Effects of Encoding Variability, Processing Activity, and Rule-Examples Sequence on the Transfer of Conceptual Rules.
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Di Vesta, Francis J.; Peverly, Stephen T. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1984
Using 198 college students, this study investigated the effects on performance of four variables in a concept-learning task. The variables were (1) passive and active learning; (2) contextual specificity and variability; (3) rule-examples sequences; and (4) near and far transfers as critical outcomes. Results are discussed in terms of the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Teaching, Discovery Learning, Encoding (Psychology)
Process Learning Time as an Adaptive Design Variable in Concept Learning Using Computer-Based Instruction.
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Tennyson, Robert D.; Park, Seong Ik – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1984
For ninth graders studying three biological concepts via computer-based instruction, decreasing display time of interrogatory examples for incorrect answers and increasing display time for correct answers was the best procedure for two-stage concept learning. Information processing theory and instructional display time as an adaptive design…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Teaching, Display Systems, Grade 9